Accession No
TEMP.02681
Description
Hallstatt double spiral ‘spectacle’ brooch of copper alloy, pin and hook broken off and missing. The whole brooch is constructed from a single continuous length of wire, twisted to form two conical spiral coils joined by a central figure-of-eight; the wire has a lozenge cross-section, tapering slightly towards the centre of each spiral.
Place
Europe
Period
?Late Bronze Age ?Iron Age
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.02681; MAA: 1922.1347 [incorrect]
Cultural Affliation
Material
metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
159mm
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
'This object had
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Hallstatt double spiral ‘spectacle’ brooch of copper alloy, pin and hook broken off and missing. The whole brooch is constructed from a single continuous length of wire, twisted to form two conical spiral coils joined by a central figure-of-eight; the wire has a lozenge cross-section, tapering slightly towards the centre of each spiral.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:311204
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